If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance. The Northumbria Community is well-respected across the Christian Church for its solid base and adventurous exploration of Celtic themes in personal prayer and corporate worship. The Community also uses a quarterly Prayer Guide (contact Ellen or Charlotte in the Community Office).

Many of us are realizing that this rich tradition guarded by our (mostly) Catholic brothers and sisters has a very vibrant place in modern Christian spirituality. Here, far from the barbarian despoliation of the continent, monks and scribes labouriously, lovingly, even playfully preserved the West's written treasury.Edward C Sellner has recently published a revised and expanded edition of his important work Wisdom of the Celtic Saints, which presents the stories of 27 of the most important of the Celtic saints from Ireland, Scotland, northern England, Wales, Cornwall and Brittany. Building on the foundations set down in the first volume, this new collection blends the voices of the early Celtic and desert saints with more . We are almost done our 31 day prayer challenge, and I’ve been waiting to introduce you to Celtic Daily Prayer. The Daily Office – Morning, Midday and Evening Prayer – is at the core of the life of the Northumbria Community. But, as she describes in her introduction, a personal tragedy occurred early on as she was writing it, namely the death of her mother in a car accident in South Africa.

Morning, Midday or Evening Prayer, and the Complines (‘end of the day’ prayers) can be accessed from the Pray the Daily Office links at the top of this page or in paper form using the Celtic Daily Prayer Book 1: The Journey Begins and Celtic Daily Prayer Book 2: Farther Up and Farther In. Nevertheless, Carmina Gadelica quickly became an invaluable resource for those wanting to study and understand Gaelic culture and for those wanting to experience the beauty and wisdom of its oral literature. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. If you wish to use part, or all, of our Complines in public worship for a one-off event, you may reproduce the words in a service sheet providing they are not being sold.

The first time I saw Christmas Voices, with its rich red, green and gold Christmassy cover, I wanted desperately to see what was inside. Poems, psalms, scriptures, meditations, with all that variety and so much spiritual depth, I never tire of it. The Ancient Paths of Northumbria in northeastern England have been trod by generations of men and women who loved God and followed Jesus, bringing faith, hope, and love to vast numbers of people.

There are many useful guides to daily prayer and if you like the Celtic approach then this is recommended.Celtic Rhythms of Life contains ready-to-use forms of prayer for morning, midday, evening and night, seven days a week. These are examined from a Lectio Divina perspective, connecting us more intimately with the living God, and encouraging us to be transformed through the sacred reading of Scripture. The Office can be said anywhere, but, for Morning and Evening Prayer, it is recommended that a quiet place, as free from interruptions as possible, is chosen. The e-book has app-like features and includes the Daily Prayer and Compline liturgies, the Meditations for the Day from Book 2 and all four years of Daily Readings from Books 1 and 2. From the Community of Aidan and Hilda, here is a resource to create a daily rhythm of prayer, inspired by historic and contemporary Celtic Christian spirituality and earthed in the activities of everyday living.